Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Thick-knees :: Bush Thick-knee
Bush Thick-knee Burhinus grallarius
Described by: Latham (1801)
Alternate common name(s): Bush Stone-curlew, Southern Thick-knee, Australian Thick-knee, Australian Stone Curlew, Willaroo
Old scientific name(s): Burhinus magnirostris
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Range
Australia;
Fragmented distribution;
W. and n. Western Australia and the Northern Territory (New Haven Station on the e. edge of the Great Sandy Desert, Kakadu National Park, Waterfall Park). N. Queensland (Iron Range National Park, Mount Molloy, Kingfisher Park in the Atherton Tablelands and Cairns Cementery). S. Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and se. South Australia, Kangaroo Is. and Tasmania.
Winters to Tasmania and s. New Guinea.
Videos
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Sounds
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References
Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.
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